I’d rather not set a precedent for it being means-gated. Some people who don’t need it getting free money is an acceptable tradeoff to ensure that everyone who needs it does get it.

He said they had told him that although it was a hate crime, it was “unlikely” officers could pursue it further.

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The Met confirmed to the BBC that officers had visited Mr Bromley about the incident and that although no arrests had been made, the force took “reports of hate crime seriously”.

Pick one.